Spanish Is Your Amigo is a series of video lessons delivered by Kristen Williams.

The lessons are designed for beginners and cover the basic things like...- letter pronunciation,- numbers,- syllabic stress,- verb conjugation,- nouns and articles, and- common Spanish phrases.

These video lessons, won't replace direct face-to-face instruction but can be good resources for learners...- who need to workat their own pace (faster or slower)- who need the means to review, skip, refresh etc.,

They can also be a good resources for practitioners who are considering trialing or who are using a "Flipped Classroom" approach.

These, and other clips, can also be used as examples of resources that can be produced to support teaching and learning.

There are numerous text-to-speech applications but seldom do users have the option to control the computerized voice reading the words typed.

LaloLi, a free to use web service that helps you create audio messages, is an exception to this rule.

Type in the require words...- the application speaks them out loud in a computerized voice.

- adjust the amplitude, pitch, speed, and word gap.

The play button can be used to hear what has been typed with the new settings.

The message URL is updated, in the address bar, for every change made; users can copy it from there and share it with their teacher, peers, friends, family etc; alternatively they can click on the Twitter, Facebook, BitLy, and Google+ buttons to share the link.

- is a free student response system that works with any Internet-connected device including iPads and Android tablets.- allows practitioners to push questions, prompts, and quizzes out to learner devices in private virtual learning environments.- has great potential as a Learner response system.- is similar to Socrative but with some added accessibility and management components that practitioners should find very useful.- offers audio narration and translation, becoming accessible to a part of the learner population that can't use some other learner response systems.

- is building a user-friendly educational ecosystem that provides internet users around the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures from the world’s leading scholars;

Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and other major tech companies have joined together.

They’ve partnered with non-profit organization Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) to build A Platform For Good.

It’s a safe digital place for teens, parents, and teachers to learn about and share information about online safety.

A Platform For Good is a host of resources that have been combined into one solid platform. From videos to blogs to tips for parents and youngsters, there’s more than enough information about online safety to keep them busy.

The Teach Teachers Tech video series, a series of videos that do what the name suggests, is something well worth a closer look.

There are videos on turning learning environments into a digital textbook, digital field trips, and more.

Textivate enables users to create instant interactivity using almost any text.

All users need to do is copy and paste their text into the Textivate window and click on 'textivate now'.

A range of different exercise types are provided. Click on one of the squares and instantly an interactive activity is produced.

Most of the first row options divide the text into 'tiles' each of which have a portion of the text on. Learners put the text in the correct order by dragging and dropping them (Note: the columns work horizontally rather than vertically.)

There are also options to have the text 'tiles' arranged vertically so that learners drag and drop the parts into position.

Create and share recipes on Dvour. Search or browse for your favourite dish.

Dvour...

- is a website which centers around recipes and making it intuitive to look through them.

- offers unique tools for creating personal recipes, follow friends to see what recipes they have created or liked, create cookbooks, and find recipes to foods similar to whatever users may be looking at.

Recipes can be easily searched through...

- by keywords,

- by most recent, or

- by most popular.

Users can even connect Dvour to their Facebook account so they can share recipes they’re interested in or recommend.

The Web Index is a unique annual ranking of countries on the progress and social utility of the Web.

Combining over 80 indicators to evaluate access, affordability, institutional and policy environment and social and economic utility, it will provide an evidence-based tool for national and regional advocacy, intervention, and strategy to strengthen the Web.

An application that allows users to sketch and create art work in their web browser.

This is done either by going to a website, or by installing an app in Google Chrome. (Important Note: Harmony does not seem to work in Internet Explorer, but it does run in Chrome, Firefox and Safari.)

Harmony isn't fancy, and lacks documentation or tutorial support.

However, it is an extremely versatile tool for creating art work with a mouse on a computer screen. I spent far too long using it and experimenting with allthe settings.

Work can be saved in .png format with a unique URL. Or, you can easily capture the resulting artwork as a screenshot.

DIY.org is a website aimed at kids but, where educators can find dozens of DIY projects that their learners can do on their own or with their peers.

DIY.org provides videos and instructions on how to do the projects.

After going through the directions learners can then try to complete the project(s).

Practitioners can take the role of parents, having their own DIY.org dashboards that they can use to track the activities of their learners. Learners registered on DIY.org will have aliases and cartoon avatar pictures.

DIY.org is a source of project ideas for practitioners and their Learners to work on together.

Through the project challenges, students can learn about a range of subjects including...- biology,- computer science,

In the real world, many companies continue to use Google Apps and Microsoft Office products in tandem because of their users’ reliance on Excel.

However, several updates during the past few months, combined with the Google Spreadsheets’ hundreds of functions and ability to derive information from other Google products like Search and Finance, have leveled the playing field, even giving Google Spreadsheets capabilities that Excel may never have.

It's time for practitioners,their learners and other users to revisit and re-evaluate the five features covered in this post.

Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2012 is a completely free office productivity suite, which includes three programs that reflect the different purposes and tasks required in any educational / working / personal environment.

Kingsoft Office Free is a revolutionary office suite with a small size of only 36.4MB. It is quite stable and reliable.

It is also available for Andriod OS.

Although it is a free suite, Kingsoft Office comes with many innovative features, including a paragraph adjustment tool, and multiple tabbed feature. It also has Office to PDF converter, automatic spell checking and word count features.

Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.